Book Cover Photography
Book cover photography seems to be one of the holy grails of photography. Whilst some photographs are made specifically for stock, usually with a particular market in mind, I find that the most satisfying sales are often of photographs, which were easy to create. For example, the cat on the cover of Georges Simenon’s Le Chat (see below) is our cat Camillo on the window sill of our living room, shortly before we had the windows replaced with something less romantic and considerably less draughty. His modelling fee was reasonable: a few of his favourite cat treats and a cuddle. I could go on with anecdotes about several other photographs.
Alas, book cover (and all stock) photography has become futile for professional photographers. What used to yield reasonably attractive commissions would now not even pay for dinner for one. I no longer undertake this type of work.
Below is a selection of book covers by leading publishers around the world, using my photography on works by writers, such as Georges Simenon, Yanis Varoufakis, Marguerite Yourcenar and many others.
Signed Limited Edition Prints
Prints from a selection of these photographs (not the actual book cover) are available to buy in a limited edition of twelve. The prints are produced in-house by myself. They are numbered and signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For this edition I have chosen Kozo Thick White paper (AIJP) from the Japanese paper mill Awagami.
To buy prints, click on an image to enlarge it. On a desktop or laptop hover the pointer over the image to display the description and the buy this limited edition print link. On mobile devices, press the red dot on grey background in the bottom right corner of your screen.
Signed limited editions from the 'Book Covers' series are available exclusively via Saatchi Art.
You can also buy a limited edition print of Camillo - he gets a cut of the income.
